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Feb. 27 | Dallas, Texas | Horner Ballpark

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Pitching Match-Up
First Pitch	Oklahoma	Dallas Baptist
Tues. 6:30 p.m.	RHP-Nathan Wiles (0-0, 8.31)	LHP-Kody Funderburk (0-1, 0.00)
>>>Last Start	vs. South Alabama (2/17): ND, 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 K	N/A

Oklahoma Sooners
Record: 4-4 (0-0 Big 12) Coach: Skip Johnson (1st Season) Career Record/Years: 4-4/1 Rank: NR

Dallas Baptist Patriots
Record: 3-3 (0-0 MVC) Coach: Dan Heefner (11th Season) Career Record/Years: 391-211/11 Rank: 24^CBN/25^D1B

On the Air
Radio	KREF 1400 AM TuneIn Radio App Chris Plank

Player to Watch
IF/P-Cade Cavalli Cavalli hit .400 at the plate over the weekend, including a 2-for-2, two-RBI performance in the Sooners' 11-5 win over Holy Cross. On the mound, he struck out three and picked up the win Sunday vs. Valpo.

FIRST PITCH

The Oklahoma baseball team plays its first midweek game of the season on the road as it visits No. 24 Dallas Baptist on Tuesday, Feb. 27. First pitch from Horner Ballpark is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday's game will be broadcast locally on Sportstalk 99.3 FM/1400 AM. Veteran OU broadcaster Chris Plank will handle the play-by-play duties. The game will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest-Plus and available to be streamed on the FOXSportsGo mobile application. Audio of the game can also be streamed at Sportstalk1400.com and on mobile via the Sportstalk page on the TuneIn application.

ABOUT THE SOONERS

Oklahoma is 4-4 following a 3-1 weekend at home. Junior left fielder Cade Harris is hitting a team-best .467 with a .800 slugging percentage, including six doubles and two triples. He leads the Sooners with eight runs scored and is second with seven driven in. Senior second baseman Kyle Mendenhall has driven in a team-high eight runs and is hitting .259. Freshman Cade Cavalli has started all eight games at three different positions and made two relief appearances on the mound. He is hitting .259 with four RBI and two doubles and is 1-0 with five strikeouts in 1.2 innings pitched. Scheduled to start on the mound for OU on Tuesday is sophomore right-hander Nathan Wiles. He started seven games as a freshman and made a start opening weekend against No. 17 South Alabama. Wiles took a no-decision as the Sooners lost in 12 innings to the Jaguars. He allowed five runs, four of which were earned and on two home runs, on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Junior right-hander Austin Hansen has made a team-high five appearances out of the Oklahoma bullpen, which has combined for a 1.70 earned run average. Hansen has pitched five-shutout inning, scattered seven hits and struck out six.

THE FORECAST

Projected Starters
OU Lineup	BA/OBP/SLG	Notes
3B-Brylie Ware	.179/.273/.179	5-for-14 after 0-for-14 start to the season.
SS-Brandon Zaragoza	.192/.241/.231	Walk-off sacrifice-fly to beat Valpo (2/25).
RF-Steele Walker	.207/.378/.379	0-for-11 on the weekend, but drew five walks.
LF-Cade Harris	.467/.590/.800	Season-opening hit streak snapped at seven games.
CF-Kyler Murray	.308/.400/.615	Stole 13th consecutive base vs. Holy Cross (2/25).
2B-Kyle Mendenhall	.259/.361/.370	Drove in five runs in four games last weekend.
1B-Cade Cavalli	.259/.429/.444	Winning pitcher, scored winning run vs. Valpo (2/25).
C-Domenic DeRenzo	.222/.563/.556	Hit 12th career HR vs. Holy Cross (2/25).
DH-Tyler Hardman	.143/.174/.286	Hit first career HR vs.Virginia Tech (2/18).

SUNDAYS ARE FOR WALK-OFFS

Since the beginning of the 2016 season, Oklahoma has walked off a winner 10 times; all at home. Eight of those 10 wins have come on Sundays. The Sooners added their latest walk-off against Valparaiso, 3-2 in 10 innings. Freshman Cade Cavalli started as the designated before pitching the top of the 10th; striking out three and leaving a runner at second. He led off the home half and scored the game-winning run from third on a sacrifice-fly by sophomore Brandon Zaragoza.

WINNING COMPARISON

In 30 games, including 24 starts, Jake Irvin owns a 14-5 record. His career 14 wins are tied with Robert Tasin for the seventh most by a Sooner pitcher to take the mound in the last 10 years. Michael Rocha (2008-11) won the most games over that period with 27 followed by Dillon Overton (2011-13) with 23. Overton won his 14th in the 44th game and 23rd start of his career, while Rocha's 14th win came in his 47th game as a Sooner.

Next Home Series
Oklahoma vs. Alabama Mar. 2-4 \| Norman, Okla. The Sooners welcomes SEC opponent Alabama to Norman at the beginning of March in the first match-up of the Crimson and Cream and the Crimson Tide since 2002 at Bricktown Ballpark. TICKETS

Last 10 Meetings
Year	Result	Location
2017	Loss, 10-16	Dallas
2016	Win, 12-2	Norman
2015	Loss, 5-7	Norman
2014	Loss, 1-9	Norman
2013	Loss, 4-6	Norman
	Loss, 0-2	Dallas
2012	Loss, 2-8	Norman
	Loss, 6-7	Dallas
2011	Loss, 2-3 (10)	Fort Worth
	Loss, 2-3	Norman

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

Dallas Baptist, the second consecutive member of the Missouri Valley Conference to face OU, enters the contest with a 3-3 record after being swept on the road by No. 11 Clemson. Outfielder Jameson Hannah, a 2017 First Team All-MVC pick, guides the Patriots' offense with a team-high .364 batting average, eight hits and three doubles. Tim Millard has collected six runs, six hits including four extra-base knocks, and is tied for the team lead with five RBI. Reliever MacGregor Hines has stuck out seven in 4.1 innings of work, while holding batters to a .071 batting average.

LAST TIME THEY MET

In the last game of an eight-game road trip, the Sooners fell 16-10 in Dallas. The Patriots took an early lead, but Oklahoma answered back to tie the game at two. DBU then exploded for 10 runs over the next three frames and never looked back despite the Sooners' seven runs over the final three innings. OU outfielder Ben Hollas went 3-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored.

ALL-TIME VS. DBU

Oklahoma leads the overall series 22-11. The Patriots have dominated the series since 2011 as they have won 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two teams. The lone Sooners' victory during that stretch came in 2016 in Norman, when they defeated the Patriots 12-2. In the victory, Jake Irvin earned the first win of his career and shortstop Sheldon Neuse homered, scored twice, and drove in a pair of runs. The two sides have each won three times when playing at DBU's home ballpark.